OpenAI Exposes China-Linked Campaigns Targeting US Data Centers

China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to stir opposition to American AI data centers, OpenAI said in a new threat report.

The logo for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is shown on a mobile phone on Jan. 31, 2023. Richard Drew/AP Photo

OpenAI says it exposed and banned two China-linked influence campaigns that used its AI tools to generate content about U.S. technology policy, including debates over data centers and trade tariffs.

Details of the activity were published in the company’s June 2026 Threat Report, released on June 10. The operations involved creating social media posts, images, and political cartoons aimed at American audiences.